In an interview with Czech media, the French President commented on his preliminary statements.
Emmanuel Macron
France of Ukraine “in the near future.” According to the French leader, the purpose of his resonant statement was to “start a discussion and think about what can be done to help Ukraine.” , especially on its territory. He also recalled that he spoke about troops in response to a question and used the wording “nothing can be ruled out.”
For Macron, “there are clear boundaries that we have always defined.” “France is not fighting against the Russian people and does not support the logic of escalation,” the president concluded.
- The statement about the possibility of using Western troops on the territory of Ukraine was made after a meeting of European leaders in Paris.
- Most NATO member states hastened to deny their intention to send army personnel to Ukraine.
- President Vladimir Zelensky said that Macron did not tell him about troops, but they were talking about ideas for strengthening Ukraine.